![]() ![]() Your body may be busy, but your mind is still. The deeper invisible and internal-your presence, awareness, perception, mindset. On the surface, the visible, external actions of chopping wood and carrying water are the same before and after enlightenment. Although it appears nothing has changed on the outside (doing), everything has changed on the inside (being). Here’s my own personal take along with some of my favorite explanations of the meaning.ġ. One of the great aspects of ancient quotes and stories is that they are subject to interpretation. Now, I understand that the key to everything is that everything is chopping wood and carrying water, and that if one does everything mindfully then it is all the same.'”ģ Meanings from the Chop Wood, Carry Water KōanĪ Zen kōan is “a story, dialogue, question, or statement which is used in Zen practice to provoke the ‘great doubt’ and to practice or test a student’s progress in Zen.” 5 I read all of the scrolls, I met with Kings and and gave council. Like you I understood that someone had to do these things, but like you I wanted to move forward. Every day I would chop wood and carry water. The Abbot gestured to the scrolls on shelves lining the walls. He replied every day all I do is chop wood and carry water. He did so and the Abbot saw he looked sad and asked him why. One day he was told to take some tea to the Abbot in his chambers. He attended prayers and meditation, but the teaching he was given was rather sparse. When he got to the monastery he was told that each morning he had to chop wood for the monks fires and then carry water up to the monastery for ablutions and the kitchen. He dreamed of enlightenment and of learning great things. There’s also a completely different variation that offers more storytelling and explanation 4: The novice asks, ‘What, then, does one do after enlightenment?’ģ. “The novice says to the master, ‘What does one do before enlightenment?’ The quote has been adapted and expanded to add a little more context³: Those last two lines are well-known and have been translated many different ways over the years, including²:Ģ. My supernatural power and marvelous activity: In every place there’s no hindrance, no conflict. Layman Pang, a Buddhist in the Zen tradition who lived from 740–808, wrote the following¹: Here are three possible sources that I found while researching.ġ. It doesn’t appear that there’s a consensus about the origin of this quote. After enlightenment chop wood, carry water.” - Zen Kōan This is one of the most convenient methods of turning whatever you're watching on your phone into a GIF without breaking a sweat.“Before enlightenment chop wood, carry water. You can choose to scribble on it and have some fun before downloading it. Once the screen recording is ready, hit the download button (down arrow icon) at the bottom of the frame to save it. You can record a video of a maximum of 15 seconds duration for turning it into a GIF. Once a few seconds have been captured, tap Stop.Once your frame is set, tap the Record button at the bottom of the frame resizer.Tap the Animation icon in your Edge panel to open a selection window with adjustment options for size and quality. ![]() ![]() Once your Edge panel has Animation available, you'll need to swipe open your Edge panel and tap this Animation button to start the process of capturing a screen recording as a GIF. You'll be looking for the pink icon with the name Animation. From there, swipe in across your Edge panel to open, then tap on the Settings icon at the bottom and enable the "Smart Select" carousel of tools. Open your Settings app, head over to the Display section, and toggle the Edge panels option (if it's not already enabled). You'll need your Edge panel to be activated before you can do anything. ![]()
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